2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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All 147 Assembly Constituencies 74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.35%[1]
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Naveen Patnaik Bhupinder Singh Party BJD INC BJP Alliance TF UPA NDA Leader since 1996 Leader's seat Hinjili Narla Last election 2004 2004 2004 Seats before 61 38 32 Seats won 103 27 6 Seat change 42 11 26 Popular vote 6,903,641 5,169,559 2,674,067 Percentage 38.86% 29.10% 15.05% Swing 11.50% 5.72% 1.61%
Odisha District Map
Chief Minister before election Naveen Patnaik BJD Elected Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik BJD

The 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the general election. The elections were held in the state in two phases. The results were declared on 16 May. Despite having recently separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party after an eleven-year partnership, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained power in the Odisha State Assembly with a more convincing majority. Party chief Naveen Patnaik was formally re-elected as the BJD Legislature party leader on 19 May,^[2] thus paving the way for his third consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Odisha.